opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
festival merrymaking; revelry
to call each other; to call out to one another
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
that; the matter in question
title of honour; title of honor
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
sharing; division; draw; tie
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stop walking; to pause
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)